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    Distributor advance springs

    I"M Back.....for some more amazing solutions as received at this site with previous issues. Way to go guys..and gals. I have spent hours on the internet and personal visits auto parts stores with no success in locating a source for distributor advance springs for a 1977 ford 302 marine engine...
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    Spark advance 1977 Ford Marine 175 hp 302 Engine

    I am proud to say I completely replaced all the ignition parts, set timing to 10 Degrees per Seloc manual and boat is running better than ever. I am not so proud to find out I didn't know there is a difference between "initial timing" and "total advance timing"and that total advance is the...
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    Coils and Ballast Resistors - 1977 OMC Ford 302

    Thanks guys, I can't tell you how valuable your input was to identify a fuel pump. Redrig, the part number you proposed was the right one. Thanks. Now for a harder question. I said I had an ignition problem. I put a dwell meter on the coil and concluded it was below recommended reading, so I...
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    Fuel pump for a 1977 OMC 302 Ford Engine

    I am at my wits end trying to find a replacement fuel pump or repair kit for OMC Engine No. 990-230E. But when using lookup diagrams in literature sources, they don't specify a fuel pump part number for this 175 HP engine. Nor does my SELOC manual have anything useful on this topic. This...
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    oil pressure sender for 1977 302 Ford Engine in a OMC stringer boat

    In an earlier thread, I got really good response to solving oil pressure problems. Thanks!!! I have isolated that my oil pressure sender is defective...I have great oil pressure. Since then, I have gone through two senders purchased at an auto parts store thinking they could match it to a 1977...
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    Correct oil capacity of a 1977 OMC 175 engine

    The OMC 175 engine is a Ford 302 engine block and everything I know and read suggests this should be 5 quarts oil capacity. But, the Dip stick is stamped "Capacity 4 quarts." My maintenance manual doesn't really address this either. I have real concern for this as I have been having radical...
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    free play in an old OMC stringer propeller

    I am working on a 1972 OMC stringer outdrive and noticed there is free play of the propeller on the shaft. I would expect that there shouldn't be any. Has anyone had an experience with this outdrive and propeller? Realize that there is no threaded nut on this assembly. The propeller is simply...
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    How much oil capacity for this OMC ?

    I want to start out telling you folks how helpful you have been to me in restoring this old 1972 Mackinac cabin cruiser. Hope I will be able to contribute to others now that I have a year and a half restoration invested in this boat. Today is a simple question. My manual says the crank case...
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    How can I run engine out of water?

    Greetings, I recently installed a rebuilt carburetor on my OMC Ford v8 and took it to the lake, 35 miles away for a day of delight, only to find that fuel was running out onto the manifold. I sent the carburetor back, they rebuilt it and I am now ready to do the exercise again. But I would...
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    What should I do about the anode on my boat

    I am putting a barrier coat on my older boat and under the outdrive is an anode bolted through the fiberglass transom that needed to be removed. It has a wire from the bolt that passes through the transom and is grounded to the engine. It took all I had to remove this being way down under the...
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    Ready to paint the bottom

    After hours and hours of research and sanding the bottom of this 35 yr. old fiberglass hull, I am ready to order materials, I am going to do a barrier coat, probably SeaHawk "TuffStuff" and coat with Supermarine SM 1000...not antifoulant, but advertises long life and easy on water friction. An...
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    Cerm Kote-54 ceramic epoxy for bottom of boat

    I have been searching for a solution to create a barrier coat on the bottom of my 35 yr. old fiberglass cabin cruiser used in fresh water. The gel coat shows it's age, with cracks and other repairs made over the years. Grinding off the gel coat and starting over from scratch isn't an option...
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    Help with bottom paint

    I got my 35 year old 22 ft. Mackanic cabin cruiser up on blocks to inspect, repair and paint the bottom . Thanks guys, for help with this in a previous thread. The paint comes off relatively easily with an orbital sander, but underneath are pits, spider cracks (dime and nickel size) too...
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    Deck hardware and raising a boat off a trailer

    I guess the best way to ask your help with my task is to break it into two questions. 1. On each side of the bow deck of this 40 yr. old Mackinac cabin cruser, instead of "cleats" is what I believe are called straight chocks (according to a website that sells deck hardware) and in the center of...
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    WOT for 1978 FORD 302 OMC

    I have been restoring a 22 ft Mackinac 1972 OMC Stringer Drive Cabin Cruiser for about a year and am now down to fine tuning. I have searched everywhere but can't find a reliable reference as to what the WOT should be. Can anyone help me with this? The interesting story about this concern is...
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    What should my wot be?

    I have a 1976-1977 175 HP OMC (FORD 302 I think it is) that I recently had the out drive rebuilt including changing the gear ratio to what it should be for this engine. On first test, I had problems reaching 3000rpm. Before thinking about changing props, does anyone know or can direct me to...
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